Introducing timeline effects

…Now that we've taken a good look at both editing and trimming as…well as adding transitions in the timeline,…let's start adding some effects to clips.…For most of the rest of this course, we're going to start each section using that…opening scene we brought in as a conformed XML back in the import sections.…If you didn't bring in this opening scene XML and you…want to follow along the lessons with the media, please make sure…you go back to that third section of the course on importing,…and follow the steps to conform the XML and reconnect the offline media.…

For a lot of our effects lessons, we're going to…simply duplicate this sequence as the basis for those effects steps.…I'm going to select this opening scene XML.…You can either right-click and choose Duplicate or the shortcut is Cmd+D.…And I'm going to take this copied version…of it and just rename it opening scene access.…We're going to be working with timeline effects first,…and I'm going to start with the access effect.…I'm going to open up that sequence in the timeline.…

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12/16/2013

Autodesk Smoke for Mac is a powerful nonlinear editing (NLE) platform that provides editing, color correction, 3D animation and compositing, and motion graphics tools in a familiar timeline-based environment. The 2013 redesign put it up there with the other three big NLEs (Avid, Apple, and Adobe), making it a great choice for video editors looking for an alternative platform. Join Amy Leland, as she takes you through the entire Smoke workflow, from importing media to exporting and archiving your final project. Learn how to use the nonlinear and trim tools to create a rough edit, refine scenes with transitions and timeline effects, and color correct your footage. Amy will also show you how to composite effects (including 3D animation), add titles, and mix in your audio.

This course was created and produced by Amy Leland. We are honored to host this content in our library.